- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Myanmar junta says 1,600 prisoners to be freed in holiday amnesty
(Reuters) - Relatives of hundreds of prisoners gathered outside Myanmar's Insein Prison on Sunday after the military government announced the release of 1,600 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the…
Pakistan says cross-border attacks from Afghanistan have increased
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Sunday said incidents of its security forces being targeted in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan had risen significantly, and called on Taliban authorities to act…
N.Korea’s Kim observes missile test to boost nuclear capabilities
By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test firing of a new type of tactical guided weapon aimed at boosting the…
Nepal seeks overseas nationals’ help to build up forex reserves amid economic woes
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal is asking citizens living abroad to deposit funds in domestic banks as part of efforts to ensure the financial system has enough liquidity…
Russia says its forces clear most of Mariupol, strike Kyiv suburb
By Pavel Polityuk and Maria Starkova KYIV/LVIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia said its troops had cleared the urban area of Mariupol and only a small contingent of Ukrainian fighters remained inside…
Chinese astronauts land on Earth after China’s longest crewed space mission
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Three Chinese astronauts returned to earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, state television reported, completing the country's longest crewed space mission to date. The astronauts landed…
More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID cases rise
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China tightened controls as the country kept up its "dynamic…
Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violence…
Ukraine says fighting rages in Mariupol, blasts rattle Kyiv
By Pavel Polityuk and Elizabeth Piper KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia's siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city's massive steel works…
Pakistan’s new govt decides not to roll back fuel, power subsidies
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's new government on Friday decided not to roll back billions in fuel subsidies for the time being despite the strain…
Ukraine says fighting rages around Mariupol steel plant, port
(Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia's siege of Mariupol and that fighting raged around the southern city's Illich Steel and Iron Works and port. "The…
‘Fortress in a city’: Ukrainians cling on at steel plant in Mariupol
By Natalia Zinets (Reuters) - Explosions rumbled and smoke rose this week from a steel making district in besieged Mariupol where dwindling Ukrainian forces are holed up as Russia tries…
